Union Mission

Union Mission is a SAMHSA-registered addiction-treatment facility in Charleston, WV. The facility offers specific levels of care: Inpatient, MAT. This page frames the questions that matter most when evaluating a specific program — the ones that separate useful candidates from marginal ones.

Care levels at Union Mission

The facility's documented care levels are The facility offers specific levels of care: Inpatient, MAT. — each of which is appropriate for specific clinical presentations. Matching the level to the specific clinical need is the pre-admission work. ASAM Criteria 4e is the benchmark framework for matching patients to appropriate intensity. Most major payer medical-necessity documents reference it. An outside ASAM-aligned assessment, prior to admission, is the protection against misplacement.

Insurance and payment

Payment and insurance specifics for Union Mission are not fully documented in the SAMHSA registry — a direct admissions conversation is the reliable way to confirm what forms of payment are accepted and at what network-contract level. Before admission, request a written Verification of Benefits from the facility's utilization-review team. Verbal VOB is where most post-admission cost-sharing disputes originate. Written documentation settles them.

Specialty programming

The facility's documented specialty programming includes: Adult women, Adult men, Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients. Evaluating specialty capacity requires asking specifically: what clinicians deliver the specialty content, with what credentials, for how many hours per week. Marketing designation without documented clinical infrastructure is a recognized pattern worth filtering out.

Before you call

Three pre-admission questions for Union Mission: (1) at what ASAM 4e level are you admitting me, and what is the clinical rationale; (2) can you provide written Verification of Benefits for my specific plan; (3) what is your MAT policy for opioid use disorder — specifically, do you continue buprenorphine or methadone during residential programming. The facility's documented pharmacotherapy offerings suggest MAT is available — confirm the specific medications and prescriber access during the admissions conversation.